I'm trying to use the from the Microsoft Store to make my new 16 GB USB Flash drive bootable to install Windows. It worked the first time that I did this (for Windows 7 Pro 32-bit), but now it keeps failing at the end. (I'm trying to make it bootable with the Windows 7 Pro 64-bit installation DVD ISO.) I've tried to do this on two different computers (Windows XP Pro 32-bit & Windows 7 Pro 32-bit) with the same error: Files copied successfully.

There is one good tool named Windows 7 USB DVD download tool which is by Microsoft and it works well when you are in need to burning Windows 7.ISO file to a USB device. With Windows 7 USB DVD download tool you can install Windows 7 onto your computer directly from the USB flash drive or DVD. Please follow the steps to create Linux bootable USB drive. If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 / 8 operating system, you need confirm the UAC.

However, we were unable to run bootsect to make the USB device bootable. If you need assistance with bootsect, please click the 'Online Help' link above for more information. Clicking the link just takes me to the Microsoft store homepage, and a search for bootsect from there yields no search results. I've tried to burn a DVD twice using Sonic RecordNow!, but even though it finishes without 'errors,' the disk is unreadable.:( Does anyone know why this keeps failing and how I may fix it? Warning: This will erase all data on this USB stick. Launch a command prompt with admin rights and run the diskpart tool: diskpart list disk select disk # clean create partition primary select partition 1 active format quick fs=fat32 assign exit The “list disk” command will show you the connected drives and with “select disk”, you can choose your USB stick.

Be careful to select the right drive or else your day won’t have a happy end. The crucial step here is the “clean” command. It overwrites the MBR and the partition table (thereby, deleting everything on the stick). The following description is taken from the tool's: When creating a bootable USB device, I am getting an error about bootsect To make the USB device bootable, you need to run a tool named bootsect.exe. In some cases, this tool needs to be downloaded from your Microsoft Store account. This may happen if you're trying to create a 64-bit bootable USB device from a 32-bit version of Windows. To download bootsect: • Login to your Microsoft Store account to view your purchase history • Look for your Windows 7 purchase.

• Next to Windows 7, there is an 'Additional download options' drop-down menu. • In the drop-down menu, select '32-bit ISO.' • Right-click the link, and then save the bootsect.exe file to the location where you installed the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (e.g.%UserProfile% AppData Local Apps Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool). • Once the file has been saved, go back to the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool to create your bootable USB device.

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